St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-31

Oh long enough to permit such thing.
My impression is that they are all at the
bottom of the lake" Neither at Mani
towoc nor at Two Rivers were any
traces of
TIE LOST VESSEL
to be heard of yesterday either by YES
sells arriving there OF by means of tugs
going IA few miles out. Capt. Hawkins,
of the schooner William Home, arriving
passing three dead bodies Saturday
afternoon about six miles southwest OF
ManitoWoc. One body was that of a
woman with long black hair. She had
life preServer on. The other two
bodies were those of men.
None of the other vessels arriv-
ing here yesterday saw any Wreckage OF
bodies, most of them having been too far
out in the lake. From dispatches sent
out by the Sentinel yesterday to its cor
respondents, three names of passengers
have been secured, though it cannot be
positively asserted that the persons
named were aboard Its Mack
inaw correspondent gives the
names of the following
two persons, supposed to have been on
board: Miss Katie Gallagher, Mackinaw
Island; Miss Sallie Durkin. Chicago, a
cousin of Miss Gallagher. Both were
Oh their way to Chicago. From She
boygan the name of C. Baumgras,
Chicago, is reported as having taken
passage on the ill-fated steamer. So far
these are the only three names obtain
able OF passengers, as there appears to
have been no list kept.
WHERE SIZE FOUNDERED.
A special from Manit0woc. Wis, says:
The first particulars of the wrecked pro-
peller Vernon were received here this
morning. The report says she foun-
cred off Two Rivers. The life saving
station reported it foundered off She
boygan, but later reports confirm the
statement that she fOundered about six
miles northeast of Two Rivers
point. Capt. Heron, of the schooner
John Wesley, which arrived here this
evening, reports seeing some Wreckage
off Two Rivers point at ) O'Clock this
morning and also passed a lot of wreck
age six miles south of this place. The
passed painted white boards this
after noon six miles south of
here, but could not distin-
guiSh what vessel they came
from. However, all doubts were set at
rest this afternoon when tug picked
up pilot house with the name Yer
nOn'' Oh it, and five life preservers off
Two Rivers. Owing to this fact prob
ably not soul of the twenty-five or
thirty people on board was
saved. The cause of the ter
rible disaster will probably re-
main a mystery forever. 1t is quite
generally believed here that not a single
soul has survived, as it would have been
impossible for any person to live in such
a sea and exposed to the intense cold
that prevailed on the night of the
wreck. Many relatives Of those
on board, came here on the
propeller Lawrence this evening to
| obtain particulars concerning the lost.
| All the places where information would
likely be obtained were visited. The
| news was of the most diScouraging
nature. They abandonded all hope of
ever seeing their friends and relatives
who were lost. 1t is reported tonight
that Boiler Inspectors Reed and FitZ-
gerald, of Milwaukee, were on board the
| ill-fated propeller, and are undoubtedly
among the lost. A patrol of the life
saving crew at Two Rivers was kept on
| duty all night, but up to last report no
bodies had been found. The captain of
the steamer Lawrence estimates the
number of people on the ill-fated vessel
at about fifty persons. The steam barge
Burroughs, of Milwaukee, is over due,
and many anxious inquiries are re-
ceived as to her whereabouts.
WELL BUILT FOR STORMS.
| CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-The news of the
loss of the propeller Vernon was re-
ceived among Chicago vessel men with
| great surprise, as she was recognized as
! one Of the StauncheSt boats for her size
| that was on the lakes. And the cap
tains that had sailed her all
agree that she could weather
the toughest storms if handled properly.
Mr.. S. S. Burke, agent for the Northern
Michigan line, which leased the boat
from A. Booth & Son the first of last
| August, said to-day. that the list of
officers as printed in the dispatches was
! substantially correct, and he had no
! means of knowing the number and
names of the crew, as they shipped at
| various points on the lake, and
the captain and clerk of the boat were
the only ones that kept any record of
them. AS to the passengers On board,
he was totally ignorant of them. The
Vernon was on her return trip, and
whatever passengers she had would be
registered only at the ports where they
went aboard and in the ships books.
The last place he heard of the
boat was at North Port on Friday,
| where she took on 10000 barrel slaves
w Viii pll lltS. Ills
seems to confirm the report of Capt.
Williams, of the schooner Joseph Paige,
who says he saw quantity of barrel
slaves atlOat near Two Rivers point
Saturday morning while in the
| gale and making way against
it for the west shore. The Paige ar
rived at Milwaukee Saturday evening.
| j. NJ. Burke had endeavered to gain
some information from ManitowOc, but
up 10 last evening had
| HEARD NOTHING DEFINITE.
His company had the Vernon last
August, and had put her on the route
formerly run by the ill-fated Champlain,
lost near CbarlevOix a year ago. Capt.
| Thorpe was IN experienced sailor, and
regarded the vessel us staunch and sea-
| worthy. Mr.. Burke thought it unlikely
| that there were many passengers on
board. owing to the lateness OF the sea
son. Only one passenger had shipped
on her from Chicago on tile last trip,
bound for Petoslley. Capt. John
| Prihdiviile said that he could
hot explain the lack of def
mite information regarding the
loss. as the Vernon carried four good
boats; and SOME of the crew ought to
I; have been able to find landing in
i!ieml. The Vernon he thought one of
/: the finest sca-going vessels on the lake,
| and if headed to tine gale could stand
! any weather. Ills br0ther-in-law,
Capt. John Sullivan. was mate